Deborah Brown, NP

Deborah began her Nursing career at the BIDMC where she was employed as a Nurse (Clinical Nurse 3) from 1984 to 1993.  After graduate school her focus was Adult Nurse Practitioner Musculoskeletal Medicine Field.  The majority of her time was with the MIT Medical Department, almost a decade at MIT.  In addition to her Clinical duties at MIT in the Orthopedic Surgery Department, she also helped establish a “walk-in”  Sports Medicine Clinic for Intramural Athletes on Campus and she also worked with a Campus based Ergonomic Committee.

Her most recent experience at the BIDMC Orthopedic Surgery Department was in the Musculoskeletal Medicine and Joint Arthroplasty Orthopedic Surgery Division. 

Formal Education:

University of Massachusetts/Amherst 1984  BSN Nursing
Simmons College 1992  MSN Nursing

Professional Memberships:

American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)
Sigma Theta Tau  International Honor Society of Nurses
National Association of Orthopedic Nurses (NAON)
American College of Sports Medicine

Professional Certifications:

American Nurses Credentialing Center:         ANC Adult Nurse Practitioner
Orthopaedic Nurses Certification Board:        Orthopaedic Nurse Practitioner Certified

Boards/Committees:

Board Member/Former Co-Chair:  Graduate School of Nursing GSN Alumnae/i Association Simmons College, Boston, MA

Publications:

Brown, Deborah.  “Joint Injections:  Key Clinical Pearls to Maximize Outcomes.”  Arthritis Practitioner.  ISSN: 1-Volume 2.  Issue 2.  March 2006.  Pages:  20-25.  Available on-line:  http://www.arthritispractitioner.com/article/5401

Brown, Deborah.  “Case Studies in Viscosupplementation.”  Arthritis Practitioner - ISSN: 1 - Volume 3 - Issue 6 - November 2007 - Pages: 16 – 21.

Available on-line:  http://www.arthritispractitioner.com/article/7905

Teaching/Lectures: 

Adjunct Faculty at Simmons College.  Primary Lecturer for Primary Care Nursing Adult Program for the Musculoskeletal Annual Lectures.

Clinical Interests:

All acute and chronic Sports Medicine injuries
Rheumatology/Musculoskeletal Disorders
Osteoporosis

Clinical Preceptor the following Nurse Practitioner Programs: 

Boston College, Massachusetts General Hospital School of Health Studies, Northeastern University, and Simmons College

Outside of Work Sport Interests include:

*Mountaineering and Alpine Skiing

Current Member of National Ski Patrol.  Active in Teaching Ski and Toboggan skills to Ski Patrollers trying to become “Senior Patrollers”.   Also,  currently taking NSP courses in Avalanche Training and Mountain Travel and Rescue. 

Trained for and reached the Summit of Mount Rainier, Washington State, USA.    July 2005.

*Novice Triathlete, enjoy “Sprint Triathlons” and hopes to complete an International level Distance Triathlon in 2009. 

*Novice Runner, Completed the Dublin Marathon, Dublin Ireland.  2006.